Philip Wilson | Relief Pitcher

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Mon, Dec 13, 2004 04:42:00 PM

Devil Rays selected RHP Phil Wilson from the Angels in the Double-A phase of the Rule 5 draft.

Wilson used to be considered one of Anaheim's better prospects, but that hasn't been the case in more than two years. He had a 6.50 ERA for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga last season. Mon, Dec 13, 2004 04:30:00 PM

Phil Wilson, making his way back from elbow surgery, has been assigned to Single-A Rancho Cucamonga.

Wilson opened the season in extended spring training and had a 4.06 ERA in two starts for Single-A Cedar Rapids. The 22-year-old right-hander was once considered one of Anaheim's top young arms, but after back-to-back disappointing seasons, he's got a lot of ground to make up. Fri, May 16, 2003 04:19:00 PM

Depth Charts

Desmond Jennings (knee) began a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Friday, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout.

He also drew a pair of walks in the contest. Jennings is working his way back from arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to rejoin the Rays in early August. If all goes well in his first few rehab games, expect to see him with the big league club next weekend.

Rays placed OF Steven Souza on the 15-disabled list with a fractured left hand.

Souza left Saturday's game after getting hit by a pitch from Joe Kelly. It didn't look good and his X-rays confirmed the worst. The 26-year-old has shown above power this season with 15 homers in 308 at-bats. Brandon Guyer and Grady Sizemore should see more playing time in his absence. The Rays are probably wishing they had kept David DeJesus, who was traded to the Angels earlier this week.

Drew Smyly was hit hard in his first minor league rehab start with Triple-A Durham on Sunday, allowing four runs on three hits over 2 1/3 innings.

Smyly also issued a pair of walks in the contest while striking out three. The good news is that he made it through the start without any issues physically. He'll need at least another 2-3 starts to build up his stamina before he's an option to rejoin the Rays rotation.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said that everything went well. Cobb's season is over and he'll likely be sidelined until around midseason next year. The Rays were counting on big things out of Cobb and Drew Smyly this season, so they are really going to be missed.